Alternate conceptions of metaphysics

Metaphysics is the inquiry having categorial form as its aim. Once all but defunct, metaphysics has now revived, though without disciplinary focus. Nine points of entry dominate current studies, each separate from and largely oblivious to the others. This essay characterizes the nine, expressing its...

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Published inMetaphilosophy Vol. 55; no. 1; pp. 89 - 97
Main Author Weissman, David
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2024
Subjects
categorial form
formal cause
hermeneutics
ideas
language
Metaphysics
mind
normativity
phenomenology
Philosophy
possibility
practical life
science
theology
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Summary:Metaphysics is the inquiry having categorial form as its aim. Once all but defunct, metaphysics has now revived, though without disciplinary focus. Nine points of entry dominate current studies, each separate from and largely oblivious to the others. This essay characterizes the nine, expressing its preference for a discipline grounded in the empirical sciences while pursuing issues they ignore.
ISSN:0026-1068
1467-9973
DOI:10.1111/meta.12668